(June 6, 2012 at 12:24 am)Annik Wrote:(June 6, 2012 at 12:22 am)libalchris Wrote: If you have a DSLR, the trick is to set a really fast shutter speed, then wait til the sun is just about to set (that point where you can basically look at the sun shortly with your naked eye or through a good pair of dark sunglasses)
How fast we talking? 1/4000?
That's what I had mine set at when I first started taking pictures, any slower and it was too bright to even see venus. As it got closer to sunset I slowed it down to something like 1/1600. Also had the f-number high.